Posts published in “Minimum Wage”

On Tuesday October 24, the Belmont City Council discussed but took no action on raising its local minimum wage sooner than the state of California. Mayor Charles Stone, Vice Mayor Douglas Kim, and City Council member Davina Hurt all urged the city to reach $15/hour as soon as practical, while…

Redwood City staff say the city’s minimum wage of just $10/hour can’t be raised for another 15 months, even after an outpouring of public support and strong statements from the City Council on Tuesday, September 25. Redwood City is likely to remain with the lowest minimum wage in California until January…

Yesterday Saturday September 2, San Francisco raised its minimum wage from $13 to $14/hour, now the highest in the United States, along with neighboring Emeryville. The cities remain the country’s minimum wage leaders, and have been leading ever since San Francisco voters approved raising wages from $8.50/hour in 2003, when California’s…

On Tuesday the San Jose City Council approved a sweetheart deal with Republic Services exempting the contractor from the city’s Livable Wage Policy, and letting Republic off the hook after years of underpaying subcontracted workers – up to $7/hour less than what the policy requires. The city has refused to…

On Tuesday, the Santa Clara City Council finally approved an ordinance that will raise the city’s minimum wage to $15/hour by 2019, becoming the last large city in the county to do so. In addition, minimum wages in Santa Clara will continue to lag behind its neighbors throughout 2017 and…

After five smaller cities in Santa Clara County have adopted ordinances to raise their minimum wages to $15/hour by 2018 or 2019, the San Jose City Council is set on November 15 to approve a delayed $15 wage increase that will keep wages lagging behind neighboring cities for years. Under…

Campbell City Council – Nov 1, 2016 At Tuesday evening’s meeting, Campbell City Council member Jeffrey Cristina described minimum wage workers as mostly lazy teenagers who are paid minimum wage because they won’t bother to put forth the effort to “better” themselves and become doctors or lawyers. Four local business…

Berkeley’s City Council rejected proposals last Tuesday evening (September 15) to raise the city’s minimum wage – even to as little as $13/hour in late 2016, and refused to discuss a Labor Commission proposal included on the council’s meeting agenda to reach a $19/hour minimum by 2020. The city was…